Month-by-month transformation of Ashlee Simpson

Calendar girl

October 27, 2006|By REDEYE.

Looking to dress up as Ashlee Simpson for Halloween? If so, you have plenty of looks to choose from. In the span of about 3 1/2 years, the younger Simpson sister has transformed herself from a side character on MTV's "Newlyweds" to a polished pop star. Take a look.

Evans, hubby reach agreement

Country singer Sara Evans and husband Craig Schelske agreed in court Thursday to divide money Schelske had removed from a joint account and to come up with a visitation schedule for their three children.

Evans dropped out of "Dancing With the Stars" and filed for a divorce from Schelske two weeks ago, alleging that he committed adultery, among other allegations.

Schelske denied the allegations in court papers and said Evans filed for the divorce a day after he discovered her "intimate relationship" with another man and the two argued about it.

Both attended a hearing on their case Thursday but didn't speak in court.

Because Schelske has no separate income, a Tennessee judge ordered the couple to split $274,000 the husband moved out of a joint account after Evans filed for divorce.

Shakira getting serious?

Shakira and the son of an ex-president of Argentina have talked about marriage but are waiting for now, his father was quoted Thursday as saying. Former President Fernando de la Rua told a Dominican newspaper that the hip-shaking singer and his son, Antonio, have talked about marriage and raising a family but have no immediate plans to tie the knot.

Madonna update

The father of the 13-month-old Malawian boy Madonna is trying to adopt said he is afraid criticism of her plans would persuade the pop star to drop her efforts. "I am afraid Madonna may get angry and frustrated and decide to dump my son because of these people," said Yohane Banda, referring to criticism from human rights activists in Malawi that officials had bent the law to speed David Banda's adoption.

Back to TV

Mariska Hargitay (above) will return to "Law & Order: SVU" next week, bringing the story line that took her character away from the show full circle. In real life, of course, Hargitay has been on maternity leave. She gave birth to her first child, named August, with husband Peter Hermann in late June. (She also won her first Emmy in August.)